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Australian Athletics Champions
The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890.Athletics Australia - National Championship results The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower who won 19 championships events. Below is a list of Australian champions in by event. /ref> Through 1965, the distances run were in |
Australian Athletics Championships
The Australian Athletics Championships or Australian Open Track and Field Championships are held annually to determine Australia's champion athletes in a range of athletics events. The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games or World Championships. The event is conducted by Athletics Australia. Athletes from other countries such as New Zealand and the USA have competed in and won events. History The championships were first held on 31 May 1890 under the name Inter Colonial Meet at Moore Park in Sydney. In 1893, teams from the Australasian colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand competed in the first formalised Australasian Athletics Championships meeting. A New Zealand team continued to compete in this event until the 1927/28 event. At the next championships in 1929/30, women's events were included for the first time. In 1933, the women began conducting their own champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Carlton (athlete)
James Andrew Carlton (10 February 1909 – 4 April 1951) was an Australian sprinter. He competed in 100yd and 220yd events at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and was eliminated in quarter finals. Schoolboy star Carlton was born in South Lismore and was educated at Marist Brothers schools in Lismore, Darlinghurst Sydney and then at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill where he was a schoolboy and GPS sprint champion. In both years 1925 and 1926 he won the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association 120 handicap yd handicap event, the Catholic schools championship and the New South Wales junior title. In his three senior years at the St Joseph's College from 1925 to 1927 he set GPS records in the 440yds (three successive records and three victories); the 220yds (two successive records and three victories) and the 100yds (one record and three victories). Carlton first came to the sporting public's notice as a schoolboy in 1927 running the 100 yds in 10.0 s and the 220 yds in 21.8 s both th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Lewis (athlete)
Gregory Lewis (born 9 December 1946 in Victoria) is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Achievements Lewis won six Australian Championships during his career and represented Australia at the 1968 Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games. In his final international competition, the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Lewis won a gold medal as part of the victorious Australian 4 x 100 metres relay team. Additional information In 1972, Lewis married Commonwealth Games High jumper Carolyn Wright. Their daughter Tamsyn Manou is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres, who has won three Commonwealth Games relay gold medals and one World Indoor 800m gold medal. Statistics Personal Bests See also * Australian athletics champions The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Pender
Melvin Pender Jr. (born October 31, 1937 in Atlanta, Georgia) competed as a runner in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He had been a member of the Philadelphia Pioneer Track Club where he was coached by Alex Woodley, who had coached several other athletes who went on to participate in Olympic events. U.S. Army career Pender enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 17. In 1960 he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division on Okinawa. Following the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he returned to military service, graduating from Officer Candidate School in 1965. He was subsequently deployed to South Vietnam where he served with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta. Subsequently he was ordered to return to the U.S. to train for 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. After the 1968 Olympics, Pender returned to South Vietnam where he earned a Bronze Star Medal. Returning to the U.S. in August 1970, he then worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Lay
Robert William Lay (20 March 1944 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian sprinter. He was Australian 100 yards champion three times. For years, Lay was regarded as the fastest man in Australia. He is best known for competing in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for his incredible work within his community. Lay grew up in the suburb of Glebe in Sydney and as a youth excelled in rugby, playing first grade for Randwick Rugby Club. His career there included a premiership, and he also represented New South Wales twice. He joined Western Suburbs Amateur Athletics Club in 1960 at the age of 16, and just two years after being involved in athletics, at the age of 18, Lay represented Australia in three events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth. Here he competed in the 100 yards, 200 yards, and 4 X 110 yards relay. In 1964, he represented Australia in the 100m’s at the Tokyo Olympics making the semi-final. Lay held numerous records and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Holdsworth
Gary Alfred Holdsworth (born 1 August 1941) is an Australian former sprinter. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay, but was eliminated in the preliminaries in all three events. Career Gary started his sprinting career at age 10, and after several years as a junior sprint champion, he won two Australian national sprint titles at 100 yards and 220 yards in 1961. That same year Gary represented Australia at the World Games in Helsinki. In 1962, he was again the national champion in the 100 yards and placed 2nd in the 220 yards. He also represented Australia at the Perth Commonwealth Games, where he reached the final of the 100 yards placing 4th. He also competed in the 4 x 110 yards event at the games, where Australia placed 5th overall. In 1963, Gary competed in the national championships where he placed 3rd in the 100 yards and reclaimed his national title in the 220 yards by winning that event. The following year, he placed 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Tipping
Dennis Robert Tipping (born 20 September 1939) is an Australian former sprinter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1939 births Living people Australian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Waters (athlete)
Brian Demond Waters (born February 18, 1977) is a former American football guard. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1999 out of the University of North Texas. He played most of his career for the Kansas City Chiefs, and also played for the New England Patriots. He earned six Pro Bowl selections during his career. Early years Waters was born in Waxahachie, Texas, and attended Waxahachie High School. He lettered in football. As a senior, he was an All-District honoree as both a tight end and defensive end. He made 16 receptions for 380 yards on offense, and made five sacks and 66 tackles on defense. College career Waters attended the University of North Texas where he played for the North Texas Mean Green football team. He started his first three years at tight end, while recording 86 receptions for 975 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior, he was moved to defensive end, but also played as a backup fullback and tight end. On defense, he had 45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Hogan
Hector "Hec" Denis Hogan (15 July 1931, Rockhampton2 September 1960, Brisbane) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 yards and 100 metres sprint, where he was seven-times Australian 100 yards champion. He also competed in the 220 yards/200 metres, which he won twice in the Australian Championships, and the long jump which he won in 1954. He also competed in the triple jump. In March 1954, he equalled the world record for the 100 yards (9.3 seconds) and 100 metres (10.2 seconds) on a grass track in Sydney. He won bronze medals in the 100 yards and 4 × 100 yards relay at the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. His time for the 100 yards was 9.7 seconds. In the 1958 Commonwealth Games at Cardiff he won a bronze for the 4 × 100 yards relay. He competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, where he won the bronze medal in the 100 metres. Hogan died on 2 September 1960 of leukaemia, leaving his wife, Maureen, and a son. He was burie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill De Gruchy
William de Gruchy (born 10 May 1930) is an Australian former athlete who specialised in sprinting. Biography A Western Australian athlete, de Gruchy was raised in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn. De Gruchy studied at both St Patrick's Boys' School and Aquinas College in Perth. In 1950, de Gruchy represented Australia at the British Empire Games in Auckland, where he won a silver medal in the 100 yard sprint and was a member of the gold medal-winning team. De Gruchy won the national 100 yard sprint title for the only time in 1951, edging three-time champion John Treloar. He was overlooked in favour of John Treloar for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. At the 1952 WA state championships, de Gruchy ran the 100 yard sprint in a wind assisted 9.6 seconds. References External linksWilliam de Gruchy Resultsat Commonwealth Games Australia See also *List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men) This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in men's Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd LaBeach
Lloyd Barrington LaBeach (28 June 1922 – 19 February 1999) was a Panamanian sprinter, who won two bronze medals during the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama and for Central America. He also competed in the long jump. In the 100 meters, he finished behind Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell for third place, ahead of favorite Mel Patton. Born in Panama City, his parents were Jamaican immigrants. While Lloyd was still in school the family relocated to Jamaica, where La Beach first showed his talent in athletics. He later entered the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was coached during his preparations for the Olympic Games. In 1948, he set the world record in the 200 meters on a cinder track in Compton, California. After the race, he was described in ''Time'' as "Panama's one-man Olympic hope." Just a few weeks before La Beach had been involved in a world record setting 100-yard dash, in which he barely lost at the finish line tape t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Treloar (athlete)
John Francis Treloar (19 January 192823 July 2012) was a track and field athlete, who is considered to have been one of Australia's greatest male sprinters. He was ranked as one of the world's fastest men between 1947 and 1952. A triple gold medallist at the 1950 British Empire Games, Treloar made the 100 m final at the 1952 Summer Olympics finishing sixth – just 0.1 s behind the winner – in the closest finish in Olympic history. In his career, Treloar won a total of six Australian championships at 100 or 220 yards. Treloar died on 23 July 2012. His son notified the Australian Olympic Committee of his father's death on 23 July; in this notification he stated that "Dad passed away exactly as he ran. Quickly." Awards and other honours In 2000, Treloar was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "(o)utstanding service as an Olympic athlete and since then as an administrator and event organiser." Treloar was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
